1975 O-Pee-Chee/OPC #418 Leo Foster (Braves) Baseball card

Price = $ 3.5 ExMt to NM/MT

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Q5: What are some useful to know baseball card collecting terms ?

(part 1)Certificate Of Authenticity - a document that is used to verify the legitimacy of
a collectible. In reality, it is worthless, unless it shares a counterfeit-
proof serially-numbered hologram that is attached to the item, and the certificate
bears the signature of a notary public, or written verification by the manufacturer.

Common - any card which is not short-printed, an insert, a bonus card, or has an insertion
ratio. In short, the cards that comprise the manufacturer’s basic set.

Condition - the physical appearance of a card/collectible. Centering, corner wear,
photo clarity, edges, the presence of foreign material, signs of misuse are
the critical components. Along with rarity/scarcity, it is a major factor
in determining the value of a card or collectible.

Crease - an obvious paper wrinkle defect usually caused by bending the card [i.e.-
the result of being tortured on a rear-wheel bicycle spoke during the early ‘50s
and ‘60s].

Die-Cut - an insert/parallel card that differs from the basic card by a process of
the manufacturer "cutting" portions of the card revealing a special design.
Recent issues may also be individually and serially-numbered.

The issue below is featured elsewhere on this website:

1974 Topps DECKLE EDGE

This 72-card test issue set was released with a very limited distribution
on only the East Coast around Massachusetts making them quite scarce.
They were Officially simply called "Topps Baseball Photos"
but their serrated or "DECKLED" edge gave them the name they go by today.
The 2 7/8" x 5" inch cards were sold in either a 2 card pack
with gum or a 3 card pack with no gum for 5 cents.

The cards were meant to have the look
of the black and white movie star photos from the 1950's and feature a
black & white photo with a blue facsimilie autograph on the front.
The backs make this very scarce test issue even more interesting !
They feature handwritten script of the player's name, team, position & date
and location of the photograph as well as a mock newspaper article on the
player's career.

This was Topps 2nd "Deckle Edge" issue, their first being their smaller
and much more common 1969 Topps Deckle Edge which were inserts in
certain series of packs of 1969 Topps cards.

Variations of 1974 Topps Deckle Edge do exist,
making this issue even more fun and challenging to collect.
The backs can be found in either gray or a much scarcer white version.
Also, a more limited proof version with non-scalloped edges exists and
occasionally can be found.

1972 Topps Baseball Cards AUTOGRAPHED Set info/information

By now you all heard of the rash of counterfeit autographs on the market. The following autographs all come with auction house LOA's (Letters of Authenticity) from the top
authenticators in the hobby - PSA/DNA or James Spence !!!